Ancient Mexico

Artifacts show humans in Mexico 30,000 years ago, far earlier than thought

Ancient Mexico, Ancient Relics / By Sean Ra

Tools excavated from a cave in central Mexico are strong evidence that humans were living in North America at least 30,000 years ago, some 15,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists said Wednesday. Artifacts, including 1,900 stone tools, showed human occupation of the high-altitude Chiquihuite Cave over a roughly 20,000 year period, they reported in …

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Numerous new ancient sites discovered on Mexico

Ancient Mexico, Ancient Sites / By Sean Ra

New archaeological findings surface on the route of the much debated “Tren Maya” project on the Yucatán peninsula. Remains of nearly 2,500 pre-Hispanic structures and 80 burial sites were found on one-sixth of the route, Mexican experts said on Tuesday. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History did not say whether any of the remains …

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